approve
verb (used with object)
to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably.
is approving
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present progressiveof approve (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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As such, the speed at which the state is approving projects, they say, is concerning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025
"I am running in memory of Joy. Hopefully she is approving of my lunacy doing it at this age."
From BBC ● May 11, 2025
Malaysia is approving other essential goods producers to operate with half of their workforce.
From Reuters ● Mar. 27, 2020
In the interview, Filardi said that by acknowledging same-sex unions, Visitation is approving them.
From Washington Post ● May 24, 2019
This is approving when the intensity of the original harmonizes with that of the copy, disapproving when the former exceeds or fails to attain the latter.
From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Richard Falckenberg
